burnsides

[ burn-sahydz ]

plural noun

1. full whiskers and a mustache worn with the chin clean-shaven.

burnsides

/ ˈbɜːnˌsaɪdz /

plural noun

1. thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin

Word History and Origins

Origin of burnsides¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; named after General A.E. Burnside

Word History and Origins

Origin of burnsides¹

C19: named after General A. E. Burnside (1824–81), Union general in the US Civil War

Example Sentences

He had long burnsides and a long tail coat all de time.

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In summer they were always on the hills and by the burnsides.

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The old bedesman delighted “to daunder down the burnsides and green shaws.”

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He wears burnsides and they are very becoming.

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This strange assortment of whiskers of different fashions on various parts of his face, imperial, goatee, burnsides, he brought back with him.

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